For Michigan football , it was perhaps the best 72-hour stretch thus far for Sherrone Moore in his stint as head coach.
On May 16 — a few weeks after the Wolverines had wrapped up spring practice — defensive coordinator Wink Martindale called a team meeting, in which he told his group the defense would be actively looking to add pieces in the secondary.
And indeed, the pieces arrived quickly. First, U-M landed Aamir Hall, an All-American cornerback from FCS-level Albany. Within 24 hours, secondary coach Lamar Morgan had more reinforcements in a sixth-year SEC safety (Wesley Welker, from Tennessee) and an honorable mention All-Big Ten safety (from a rival, no less, in Jaden Mangham, from Michigan State).
Maize Team defensive back Jyaire Hill (20) shakes hands with fans before the spring game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, April 20, 2024.
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Soon after, the Wolverines wrapped up their three-day haul with UNLV standout Ricky Johnson, replenishing a room depleted from spring transfers.
For U-M’s coaches, it brought smiles at the “Sound Mind Sound Body” camp at Wayne State in late May. But they knew it wouldn’t bring as much joy for those who’d already been in the DB room.
“You’ve got to be careful with recruiting in the transfer portal,” Morgan said. “Always want to do a good job of developing the players we have in the program and sometimes with acquisitions, you have to make sure you get the right kids because the culture is already set.
“But the depth chart is living. It can change week to week, it can change day to day. We haven’t talked about depth charts with guys yet, just trying to get the guys acclimated to what we do and how we do it.”
After the smoke of U-M’s secondary shopping spree had cleared, there was at least one…
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Author : Detroit Free Press
Publish date : 2024-06-25 10:07:27
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